Li women design the textile patterns using only their imagination and knowledge of traditional styles. In the absence of a written language, these patterns record the history and legends of Li culture ...

When using patterns or when producing garments as a one-off design, pattern markings need to be transferred onto the fabric. This can be done in a number of ways: tailor’s chalk - a chalk that ...

How complicated a pattern is depends on what is repeated and the way in which it is repeated. Shawl fabric design, George Charles Haite, 19th century, watercolour This textile design by George ...

Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex worked with artist ... with angular folds that layer colours and transparencies. The pattern is typical of Smallhorn, who is known for her mastery ...